Why is Barcelona still struggling to pay… Lionel Messi?

Whether Messi left Barcelona in the summer of 2021 to move to PSG, but until now this player still regularly receives a salary from the Catalan club. According to Barcelona President Joan Laporta, the club must pay Messi’s salary 2025. This is the agreement agreed upon by both sides before Messi left Camp Nou.

Speech to the press President Joan Laporta shared: “We still have outstanding payments to Messi and must pay them regularly until 2025. This is the team’s salary debt to Messi. The two sides agreed on a payment method before he left.

Barcelona had difficulty finance and Messi agreed to defer the debt so that the club can pay it off gradually over 4 years. He still receives salary from Barcelona until the end of the agreement. This is how both sides share with each other. I thank Messi for this move.”

According to L’Equipe Messi received a salary of up to 14 million euros/week in the last contract he signed with Barcelona. Notably, this is a salary. El Pulga’s salary agreed to be halved to help Barcelona amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

El Mundo newspaper revealed that Messi has Can pocket 138 million euros per season under this contract including fixed salary and potential additional fees. Unable to afford El Pulga’s salary, Los Blaugrana is forced to let this player leave via transfer. free in the summer of 2021.

At this time, Messi has left PSG to join David Beckham’s Inter Miami. At the American club, the Argentine superstar will receive a salary of 50 million euros per year. This is not a high salary compared to when this player was at Barcelona or PSG, but in return Messi receives many benefits and can become a co-owner of the club.